Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 18244966)

i heard that a couple of time already, but it's not the same.

if i register bigboob.in or bigboobs.co.nz it's not the same as if i register bigboobs.xxx when .xxx is promoted as the "premier tld" for adult

Originally Posted by charlie g (Post 18245131)

Oh. I understand what baddog was getting at... because I am slow and I dont want to be CONFUSED (condescending prick). The .xxx works exactly as any other tld....if I have a trademark but I dont register ALL of the tlds anyone can use them. I didnt know that.

Very nice of them to give pattysflowershop.com a bargain of only $200 to protect her name from the " primary extension for websites of companies in the adult entertainment industry and so that is not used by third parties who wish to profit of the notoriety of the
said trademark in order to exploit it for adult entertainment purposes".

Sorry, at the very least I see a sales pitch here. It appears to me they are trying to scare mainstream into purchasing "protection". In the spiel the email used the "concrete" example they were protecting gandi.net against the sinister perverts. But my question is why? Why is there a need to protect that name from an adult site "capitalizing on the trademark"....it makes no sense. It is a scare tactic to drum up a few dollars...period. If it wasn't, why wouldn't they send out an email like this with every new tld?

I havent listened to baddog's video because I dont really give a shit. He may have great insight but he seems like a crotchety old fuck and a legend in his own mind. :1orglaugh

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 18245419)

Who is promoting .xxx as the premier tld for adult?

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 18245449)

ahh, come on, don't troll me

Originally Posted by u-Bob (Post 18242259)

Fuck the .xxx tld, fuck the icm registry, fuck gandi.

Originally Posted by baddog (Post 18245558)

ICM? Someone else? If ICM, aren't they doing what they promised (to send traffic to .xxx sites). I think you are giving them far too much credit if you think the general public thinks .xxx is the premier tld for adult.

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 18245785)

besides ICM just read the email at the top - but that was not my point, at this time it also doesnt matter at all what the public thinks or not thinks.

the point is, that when i own bigboobs.com i dont give a shit if someone owns bigboobs.in - because .in is worthless for adult traffic.

but i do give a shit if someone but me owns bigboobs.xxx - in case .xxx turns out to be a success. so i am right at this point extorted into buying or blocking that domain to protect my .com and my income.

and because i cannot register a trademark for bigboobs.com, i have no other chance to get it later.

do you understand me now?

Originally Posted by Rochard (Post 18244308)

So bascially you can register the domain at the insane price of $60, or ensure no one ever uses the domain for $200? That's... Extortion.

http://blog-well.com/wp-content/uplo.../extortion.jpg

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 18245219)

you can't register something like "bigblackcocks.com" as trademark

Originally Posted by Tempest (Post 18246566)

Of course as soon as someone comes along and sets up tlds for things like .sex, .porn etc.... all this will become a non issue.

Originally Posted by u-Bob (Post 18246693)

that's why we need to support the creation of those tlds!

Originally Posted by baddog (Post 18246211)

If .xxx is going to be blocked everywhere how is that scenario even possible?

Originally Posted by Redrob (Post 18242167)

I am going to stick with the .coms.



Just write ICM and put them on notice that if they sell your mark, you will sue for damages.

Originally Posted by charlie g (Post 18246539)

I actually think .xxx would be a good idea IF it actually kept children from viewing porn.... but it won't. It is a money grab for greedy bastards and a way to censor online adult entertainment. .xxx will do far more harm to the industry than tubes.